Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Australia
Australia: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 7,086 kt in 2022. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Australia, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 7,086 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 62.9% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Australia peaked at 149,024 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,086 kt, in 2022.
That places Australia 12th out of 59 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,577 kt | 57,017 kt | 149,024 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,809 kt | 48,116 kt | 97,088 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,561 kt | 25,102 kt | 56,137 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,244 kt | 7,086 kt | 37,546 kt | 3 |
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More climate change data for Australia
- Share co2 vs population 0.4238 (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 27.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 24.22 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 14.48 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 20.04 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 14.48 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 14.48 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Australia?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Australia was 7,086 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 149,024 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,086 kt in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).